No Axles?

[amalventano1 at tds.net (Allyn)]

Julie,
All you need to do is use a couple of nut/bolt combos and large washers. The
need is to only keep the bearing assemblies from separating, which they will
surely do on their own with nothing in place to hold them together. The front
bearings are preloaded by compressing the inner race assemblies together. Here
is what the bearing looks like:
http://www.allproducts.com/manufacture98/zlbearing/product2.jpg
As you can see, the weight of the car alone is enough to make the races want to
walk apart in the absence of anything to hold them together. Without
engine/tranny, you obviously won't need the insane torque normally needed, and
can easily hold them together with simple nut/bolt/washer combos as mentioned
above.
HTH
Al

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org 
> [mailto:scirocco-l-bounces+amalventano1=tds.net@scirocco.org] 
> On Behalf Of Julie Macfarlane
> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 10:03 PM
> To: doubt@inwave.com
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: No Axles?
> 
> Thats not what I wanted to hear Nate.
> 
> Ok. Any one have 2 scrap axle ends the want to get rid of?
> 
> 
> 
> Julie Macfarlane
> "Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> 1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> 1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> Amsterdam NY
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Nate Mellom <doubt@inwave.com>
> >To: Julie Macfarlane <juliemac57@hotmail.com>
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: No Axles?
> >Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 20:45:17 -0600
> >
> >From what I know (and have experienced), I would NEVER roll a car 
> >without axles again.  It will munch your wheel bearings in a 
> big hurry, 
> >even with just a very short trip (like onto a flatbed).  I 
> had to tow a 
> >buddy's Audi
> >V8 quattro from Milwaukee to his house (about 45 miles), I 
> removed the 
> >rear axles and put it on a dolly.  A few weeks later he tore 
> into it, 
> >and the rear bearings were completely frelled, and the only things 
> >holding the rear wheels on during the trip were the brakes! EEK! 
> >Granted, it was a long journey, but I should have known better.
> >So, get yourself some junk CVs, pull off the splined wheel end, and 
> >install it with the axle nut torqued, just to save yourself 
> a bunch of aggrivation.
> >Nate
> >
> >Julie Macfarlane wrote:
> >>I hear you guys swearing about Rolling a car with out axles.
> >>But after stripping the engine and transaxle out is it all right to 
> >>roll it on to a flat bed etc?
> >>
> >>Inquiring minds want to know....
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Julie Macfarlane
> >>"Its not just a car! Its an adventure!"
> >>DSM4 entry: "Masochism: See Scirocco"
> >>1981 MKI 2L 16v w 2Y
> >>1985 MKII 1.8L 8v w 9A Wolfsburg
> >>Amsterdam NY
> >>
> >>
> >>
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